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Just read the entire manual and it strongly suggests that you unplug the gamecube when not playing. Does this have to do with that external power source thing? Does anyone do this?

Actually I just started doing this, not because it was in the manual...but my surge protectors are kind of overloaded, and I need a free spot to plug in the printer....so I now disconnect the PS2 when not playing, and switch it with the cube, and vice versa...as of right now only the PS2 has been connected.

Nope, mine is always plugged in.

I'm pretty sure that might just be "unplug when not in use for a long time".

Mine's always plugged in. Always use a surge protector, and if you can afford it, spring for a UPS system, for two reasons:

1. Power surges happen.
2. Because surges happen, saving or going for that last Shine is also good during an outage

I think the manuals for the other consoles recommend unplugging them as well. Kind of a "just in case" thing I suppose. I keep all of mine plugged in unless there's some kind of monster lightning storm blowing through town...lost my original Playstation to lightning.

It did however give me that final nudge into getting the PS2 back when it was relatively new.

I turn off my surge protectors before I go to bed at night, and unplug them if we're expecting storms.

I unplug my Gamecube since I don't see any point to leaving it plugged in. With PS2, you can put it on standy so I leave that plugged in but Gamecube doesn't have anything like that.

I haven't unplugged mine since I got it. Mine is protected by a surge protector, so I don't see why I should take the time and trouble to unplug it every time I play. Besides, with all the crap I have hooked up to the TV, it's a rather large pain to plug in or unplug anything at this point!

Originally Posted by YoshiFan1 I unplug my Gamecube since I don't see any point to leaving it plugged in. With PS2, you can put it on standy so I leave that plugged in but Gamecube doesn't have anything like that.

Standby is just a fancy Japanese way of saying, "The power is off, you ing idiot"

I don't unplug mine, I probably should, but it's a pain in the ass to get behind my entertainment center

does turning off the surge protector totally prevent any power from getting to the system? just wonder about over heating of that external power unit.

I don't unplug anything, but I think WhipSmart has the right idea with turning off the surge protector. I may start doing that.

For newer systems like the cube, I leave plugged in, but older ones like the SNES I had to unplug because of the large power supply.

I also found if I unplug my gamecube when I live at home, my sisters think it's broken or not hooked up. At 15 and 17, you'd think they'd notice something like that and plug it in.

I've never unplugged a system on purpose.

Wow I'd forgotten that I used to unplug my SNES back in the day cause of the heat the PS generated. That became a non issue when the Dreamcast and PlayStation came out. I know Nintendo uses an inline PS which as far as I can tell, doesn't get very hot when in use. What about the Xbox? Does it use an inline PS or is it built-in?

I've had a lot of consoles on my short life span on this earth. I've never unpluged a console when I'm done playing it. I'm not that anal when it comes to my consoles. Anyways, I've got a $50 surge protector on it so It should be in good shape, i've had 3 power surges this year everything is still working (knocks on wood). 8)